Cocktail family · 6 riffs
Collins and Gin Fizz Variations
A Collins is a sour stretched long with soda water over ice: tall, cold and easy to drink on a hot afternoon. Fizzes are close cousins, usually shaken and topped with a little less soda. Once you’ve made the classic, swapping the plain syrup for one flavored with hibiscus, lavender or rosemary is the easiest way to make it your own.
The classic spec · IBA
Tom Collins (the IBA’s John Collins)
- Glass
- Highball glass
- Method
- Built
Ingredients
- 45 ml (1½ oz) gin
- 30 ml (1 oz) fresh lemon juice
- 15 ml (½ oz) sugar syrup
- 60 ml (2 oz) soda water
Steps
- Pour the gin, lemon and syrup into a highball glass filled with ice.
- Top with the soda water and stir gently.
- Garnish with a lemon slice and a cocktail cherry.
